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December 16, 2007 · Filed under Charity, Fragrances, Fragrances - Female
Nicole Kidman won an apology and ’substantial’ damages from the Daily Telegraph over an article that falsely claimed that the face of Chanel No 5 had promoted a rival brand.
The Hawaii-born Australian actress had sued the British newspaper last month over the story which said she’d been openly publicizing perfume Jo Malone, despite having signed a multimillion pound contract with Chanel.
The newspaper has apologized and agreed to pay Kidman’s legal costs as well as undisclosed damages.
The 40-year-old Oscar winner was not at the High Court in London for the settlement. Her lawyer John Kelly told London’s High Court that the article suggested she had acted in an ‘unprofessional and disloyal manner’ by brazenly snubbing Chanel, and indicating she could not be trusted to honor her contractual agreements.
He said Telegraph Media Group Ltd now accepted the allegations were untrue and had established that the source of the article had invented the story.
Meanwhile, The Telegraph’s David Price, told the court that the paper “accepts the allegations are untrue and ought never to have been published”.
Kelly said that Kidman is intending to donate the damages to the United Nations Development Fund for Women for which she acts as a goodwill ambassador. It may be recalled that Kidman headed a UN global campaign last month aimed at stopping violence against women.
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December 8, 2007 · Filed under Charity, Fragrances, Fragrances - Female
Swimsuit model. Writer. Activist. TV show host and vegan–Petra Nemcova is now testing other possibilities.
Supermodel Petra Nemcova recently promoted the new Ann Taylor women’s scent labelled “Possibilities.” The Czech model, who recently replaced Gemma Atkinson as the face of La Senza lingerie, launched the new floral fragrance at the Fifth Avenue Ann Taylor shop while meeting and greeting fans.
Ann Taylor is set to give $2 from each purchase to Nemcova’s own charity, the Happy Hearts Fund, started in 2005 to help children affected by natural disasters.
Now, isn’t that heart-warming for the festive season? Wonder if Gemma has anything to say about that.
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December 1, 2007 · Filed under Apparel, Casual Wear, Charity, Fashion Line
Spice Girls star Victoria Beckham is set to bare all for fashion designer Marc Jacobs in a new T-shirt range for his skin cancer charity.
But for Jacobs, 44, it didn’t come easy. He had to do some convincing to get Victoria, 33, to agree to strip for his 2008 Spring/Summer collection. A source close to ‘Posh Spice’ said:
“Victoria loves Marc’s work but she wasn’t entirely comfortable with getting naked.
“Marc went all-out to persuade her. And when she heard about what a great cause it was she knew she just couldn’t turn it down. The picture she and Marc have chosen is amazing - sexy but tasteful.”
As could be expected, this is not the first time Jacobs is getting a celebrity to get naked–Julianne Moore, Dita Von Teese and Naomi Campbell all got naked for his T-shirts in 2006, which reportedly raised about $60,000 for the skin cancer charity. That Victoria’s raunchy pose will take this year’s higher should be safe bet, since the T-shirts are expected to sell for $20 each in Marc’s stores. (The 2006 line of T-shirts sold in the designer’s stores for just $5.)
Considered a fashion icon herself, Victoria is a fan of Jacobs’ creations. Recently the British pop superstar was seen at the Victoria’s Secret fashion wearing a Marc Jacobs creation to the pink carpet.
Dakota Fanning, Meg White and Michael Stipe are some of the other celebrities who have endorsed the Marc Jacobs label in the past.
Meanwhile, Victoria and her fellow Spice Girls – Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, and Melanie Chisholm - are set to kick off their reunion tour in Vancouver, Canada tomorrow.
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November 23, 2007 · Filed under Accessories, Charity, Shopping / Online
Oscar-winning Hollywood star Julia Roberts has designed a bracelet for Giorgio Armani to mark World AIDS Day. The bohemian-style leather bracelets will be available in stores on February 1.
The bracelets, featuring silver clasps, are designed in red for women and brown for men and bear an imprint of a symbolic “tree of life” with the slogan “Revolution-Evolution-Devotion” (an acronym for Product RED). Look on the interior, and you’ll find Roberts’ insignia “J.R.”
It is the first time the Italian designer has worked with another name on any project. The fashion house chose the materials and colors for the bracelet.
“Julia has helped to create a beautiful accessory for both women and men, which will also be a visible reminder of the part we can all play in fighting AIDS in Africa,” said Giorgio Armani.
Proceeds benefit Product RED, the business initiative started by U2 front man Bono and Bobby Shriver to help battle HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Fashion Week Daily has reported that the RED bracelets will be available exclusively online at www.emporioarmani.com starting on World AIDS Day on December 1.
November 22, 2007 · Filed under Charity, General, Shopping / Online
Christina Applegate has stepped out of her way (and her clothes) to convince holiday buyers not to buy fur during the gift giving season.
In support of animal rigts group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the vegetarian actress wears nothing but a pair of festive gloves, a necklace and a smile in an e-card. Her campaign slogan goes, “Cross cruelty off your shopping list by avoiding fur coats, collars and cuffs - unless it’s fake of course.”
Addressing those planning on buying a fur item for a gift, the Sweetest Thing star tells PETA: “They make really great synthetic fur—you really don’t need real fur. And it’s cheaper, so why spend the money?
“The holidays are also a time when people freak out about their finances. If you don’t want to spend the money, why not try some of the other options instead of killing a bunch of animals?”
Christina, who is a vegetarian and animal lover told PEOPLE that her house ‘has been basically a zoo’ since childhood. She said, “Everything I have has dog hair on it, and that’s just the way it is.”
The 35-year-old actress, who’s currently starring in the new hit show ‘Samantha Who?’, also said she decided to become a vegetarian while she was still a teenager on the set of her U.S. TV sitcom, “Married…With Children.”
“I realized I can’t eat something that has been alive. So I stopped, and that was it. That was the last time,” she added.
Christina joins the ranks of Alicia Silverstone, Alyssa Milano, Maggie Q and Dominique Swain in stripping off for the charity movement.
November 5, 2007 · Filed under Charity, Hair Care
This is a follow-up on my earlier post of July 25, 2007:
Hilary Swank to Promote Charity Campaign
Oscar-winner Hilary Swank has let talk-show host Oprah Winfrey chop off a little more than 9 inches of her hair on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
The “Million Dollar Baby” star, 33, has been growing and strengthening her hair by taking vitamins and moisturizing–all for the sake of Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths campaign, which takes donated hair and makes it into wigs for cancer patients.
“I’ve had a lot of people in my life, loved ones and friends who have been devastated by cancer,” Hilary said. “I’m really thankful for my health and I wanted to find a way to give back.”
“Eight percent won’t get their potentially life-saving treatment because they don’t want to lose their hair,” she added. “I thought, ‘Here’s my hair. Cut it off. Save your life!’”
“It’s taken months to get to this moment,” said Winfrey. “It involves a two-time Academy Award winner, a sharp object, and me.”
“So if this talk show-acting-producing stuff for you doesn’t work out, you have a whole new career in haircutting,” Hilary joked after the shear. “We know you can do everything. But really, now you can cut hair like this?”
Photos by: AP Photo/Harpo Productions, George Burns
October 22, 2007 · Filed under Beauty, Charity, Cosmetics, Fragrances
Reese Witherspoon is setting out to battle breast cancer with Avon Foundation’s Breast Cancer Crusade that does not harm animals in its research for early detection, screening, and finding a cure for breast cancer.
Avon Products Inc. has named Reese Witherspoon its first-ever global ambassador and honorary chair of the Avon Foundation, a cruelty-free charity that focuses on breast cancer research and awareness, domestic violence education and services, and emergency relief programs.
“I’m very excited about working with the Avon Foundation, with many different aspects of it,” said the 31-year-old Oscar winner. “First and foremost, breast cancer research and awareness, programs that they’re working on. Someone very close to me is a breast-cancer survivor. It’s a cause that’s very close to my heart.”
Avon Foundation’s Breast Cancer Crusade focuses on channeling its funds prevention, community-based organizations, and cutting-edge clinical research rather than wasting funds on cruel, archaic, and unreliable animal tests.
“Our partnership with Reese represents a breakthrough moment for our company,” Geralyn Breig, senior VP and global brand president for Avon, said. “This is the first time we have had celerity representation on all three dimensions of our business—our philanthropic initiatives, our brand and the Avon Representative—and we are incredibly excited to have someone of Reese’s talent and stature add her voice to Avon’s message to help bring it to the world.”
Witherspoon is appearing in a global advertising campaign and on brochures and websites touting the company’s multi-faceted brands, according to Avon.
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August 10, 2007 · Filed under Charity, Fashion Line, Travel
Move over, Scarlett Johansson. Mikhail Gorbachev is the new sexy and glamorous face of French luxury label Louis Vuitton.
A statement from from Vuitton, a division of the LVMH group, Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA said that the 76-year-old former Soviet leader will appear in an ad campaign shot in front of the Berlin Wall.
The ads focus on travel, a ‘core value’ of Louis Vuitton since 1854, with Gorbachev featured in a car, a Vuitton bag at his side and the Berlin Wall in the background. Graf and Agassi are also featured in the series, shown snuggling in a hotel room bed, as well as veteran French actress Catherine Deneuve shot sitting on a Vuitton suitcase in a foggy train station.
Vuitton stated it was making donations to former Vice President Al Gore’s The Climate Project to fight global warming and Green Cross International, founded by Gorbachev to promote sustained development.
The campaign will appear in magazines in September.
July 25, 2007 · Filed under Charity, Hair Care
Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank has signed with Pantene to become the new face of ‘Pantene Beautiful Lengths’ Charity.
The Pantene drive is aimed at supporting women who’ve lost their hair in the course of treatment for cancer. Hilary will encourage people to grow their hair, cut it off and then donate it to create wigs for women who’ve lost their hair.
And she’s getting personally involved in the campaign in terms of cut her own locks for the cause.
“I have lost multiple family members to cancer and witnessed their struggle first hand,” Hilary said in a statement. “I’ve never heard of anything quite like Pantene Beautiful Lengths, and I’m proud to be asked to promote the goals of such a unique and heartfelt program.”
According to femalefirst.co.uk, a recent study revealed that 58 percent of women consider hair loss to be the most dreaded side effect they face when undergoing chemotherapy.
Pantene has partnered with the Entertainment Industry Foundation to launch the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign which will start early 2008.
Now… isn’t that a noble thing to do? To inspire confidence? At any level?
How many of us choose to sacrifice anything for the sake of a stranger… even for monetary gain? I wouldn’t.
All I’m saying is that there are still some people in the world who do that. Only the ones who are so full of life that they can share it with another.
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